1957. Northern barracudas with 11 and 14 inch (TL) were taken by 

 trawlers Irene and Walter and Jane Dore in Block Island Sound 

 during September, 1957. There are two preserved specimens of 

 this species in the collection of the Narragansett Marine Laboratory 

 taken from Narragansett Bay in 1937 and 1940. 



Family Gasterosteidae 

 Genus Pungitius 



(100) Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus) 1758 

 Nine-spined stickleback 



Specimens: 



This species is found in brackish and weedy estuarine waters 

 of the state. It reaches three inches (TL). It is not as common as 

 other sticklebacks. Specimens were collected in Winnapaug Pond 

 by the author. 



Genus Gasterosteus 



(101) Gasterosteus aculeatus (Linnaeus) 1758 

 Three-spined stickleback, common stickleback 



Specimens: 



This species is a year-round resident of Massachaug, Little 

 Massachaug, and Winnapaug Ponds. Specimens collected ranged 

 from two to three inches (TL). Horton collected this species in 

 Pettaquamscutt River on January 27 and 30, 1958. 



(102) Gasterosteus wheatlandi (Putnam) 1867 

 Two-spined stickleback 



Specimens: 



This species is very common in brackish water. Numerous speci- 

 mens were collected by the author throughout the year in Little 

 Massachaug Pond, Watch Hill. 



Genus Apeltcs 



(103) Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill) 1815 

 Four-spined stickleback 



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